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A sequence of corrugated tubes made of conical sections. All tubes have the same minimum radius Rmin and the same radius variation rate λ=|dR(x)∕dx| but different periods l=2L. The period decreases from top to bottom: L>Rmin in panel A and L⪡Rmin in panel D.
